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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian
Junior Hockey League, announced Wednesday the 22 players that will
represent Canada West at the 2013 World Junior A Challenge, Nov, 4-10 in
Yarmouth, N.S.

The roster was selected by Canada West head coach Jason McKee (Spruce
Grove, AJHL), along with assistant coaches Trent Cassan (Yorkton, SJHL)
and Ryan Smith (Selkirk, MJHL), and team manager Shawn Bullock (Hockey
Canada) following a four-day selection camp at the Markin MacPhail
Centre in Calgary.

Players named to the Canada West selection camp roster were selected
from the CJHL’s five western Junior A leagues: the British Columbia
Hockey League (BCHL), Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), Saskatchewan
Junior Hockey League (SJHL), Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) and
Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL).

“Canada West has a proud tradition at the World Junior A Challenge,
and we’re confident this group of players will continue that tradition,”
said McKee. “These 22 young men earned their spots on the roster, and
we believe they will represent western Canada well in Yarmouth.”

“It is a tremendous achievement for these players to get to this
point, and pulling the Team Canada jersey over their head is something
that they will remember for years to come,” said Kirk Lamb, president of
the CJHL.

The Canada West roster includes:

two goaltenders, seven defencemen and 13 forwards;

11 players from the AJHL, 10 players from the BCHL, and one player from the SJHL;

two players returning from the 2012 World Junior A Challenge (Keats, Stoykewych);

Canada West will play in Group B during the 2013 World Junior A
Challenge, joined by the Czech Republic and Switzerland, while Canada
East, Russia and the United States will comprise Group A.
Preliminary round play will run until Wednesday, Nov. 6, with both
semifinals taking place Friday, Nov. 8. The gold medal game, which will
be shown nationally on TSN/RDS, the official broadcasters of Hockey
Canada, is set for Sunday, Nov. 10 (check your local listings). All
preliminary round games, quarter-finals, semifinals and the bronze medal
game can be seen live via webcast through www.hockeycanada.ca.